Learning and development opportunities are something that employees love. In fact, millennials as a whole are continually providing feedback that training and growth potential are two huge factors in retention for this unique group within today’s workforce. Unfortunately, many companies simply do not have the manpower or the internal structure in place to allow for mentorships (the benefits of which we talked about on the blog here: https://peoplescapehr.com/mentorship-future-work/). In today’s workplace, you’ll often see an “all hands on deck” mentality at play – everybody pitches in to meet deadlines, satisfy customer demands, and show their value as a team player. [...]

At least one day per year, as required by the FAA, pilots and aviation crew attend training focused on lessons learned from accident reports, how to respond to emergencies, briefings on changing federal and company regulations and how to resolve or diffuse customer relations conflicts. Given the rapid pace of issues the aviation industry is faced with, one day per year is not sufficient but a mere single step in a multi-stage recurrent training program aimed at winning over the public’s trust and engendering their loyalty. After all, moving over 1.7 million people per day in planes up in the [...]

Human Resource professionals know there are challenges in the workplace when it comes to employee mental health and the impact on absenteeism, productivity, employee relations, company culture and risk management. What can HR leaders do to identify when mental health issues need to be addressed and how do they take positive action to move forward? Peoplescape is proud to have hosted an important training workshop in March 2017, co-sponsored by the Wellness Works and Each Mind Matters organizations, designed to provide in-house HR professionals with practical skills and training resources on […]

   “We look for candidates with a solid foundation of soft skills and trust so that the rest can be built upon it.” Emőke Starr, head of HR at Prezi What skills are most important for your success in 2017? Caroline Beaton, contributor for Business Insider, recently interviewed more than 100 HR managers, recruiters and CEO’s and found that soft skills outweigh technology skills coming into 2017. Beaton found that these four skills are the most sought after when leaders are looking for new stars in their organization. Attention: Being able to focus is the new gauge of how smart or [...]

It’s coming! #GreatShakeOut is happening on October 20, 2016 across the state of #California. This is a great way to promote #emergencypreparedness at work, and at home. For more details on this event, check out: http://www.shakeout.org/california/. In 2015, we had 10.4 million participants. Why is this such a big deal for Californians? You know your out of town visitors are always concerned about earthquakes because it’s something new and different. For those of us who have lived through countless earthquakes, what does this day mean? I think the larger significance here, aside from being prepared for “The Big One” we’ve [...]

If you are on social media, you’ve seen the hashtags this past week about #WSPD16 and #IKeptLiving in support of World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, 2016. The month of September is Suicide Prevention Month, and many of us have been affected by suicide on a personal level in one way or another. As we join together on Twitter and Instagram and Facebook, Peoplescape would like to be a part of this movement in sharing our stories and promoting health and wellness across the world, including suicide prevention in the workplace. Here, we will point out some tips and [...]